No. 191.-Barbers work fifteen hours on Saturday, and eight hours on Sunday. They receive a half day off every two weeks, and work a half day on holidays. They complain about the long hours they are obliged to work. No. 130.-Lung complaints, from inhaling saw-dust, are prevalent. This factory runs for six months fourteen hours per day, allowing for the extra time over ten hours, at the same rate of wages. 9 9 50 50 335 2531 80 521 65 68 33 35 Examiners... 10 10 No. 82.--The washing of sand was introduced first by Anthony Sharp, in 1841. The present proprietor took the business in 1870, and has introduced improved machinery by which four men can work one hundred tons per day. This sand contains ninety-nine and one-half per cent. of silica. |